Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard has been cleared of his deep vein thrombosis and is no longer on blood-thinning medication, sources told ESPN on Thursday.
Lillard will not play Saturday for Game 1 of the Bucks' playoff series against the Indiana Pacers, and sources told ESPN the veteran guard will have a period of time to resume contact workouts and ramp up for a return.
Doctors have told Bucks officials that the speed of Lillard's recovery has never been seen before, but it occurred because of early treatment, detection and specialists working on him before a formal diagnosis, according to sources.